“She’s gone now,” Evelyn says. “The love of my life is gone, and I can’t just call her and say I’m sorry and have her come back. She’s gone forever. I regret every second I didn’t spend with her. I regret every stupid thing I did that caused her an ounce of pain. I should have chased her down the street the day she left me. I should have begged her to stay. I should have apologized and sent roses and stood on top of the Hollywood sign and shouted, ‘I’m in love with Celia St. James!’ and let them crucify me for it.”
Hear that??? THAT’S THE SOUND OF MY HEART BEING SHATTERED BY THIS BOOK FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME-
I was fine but then Evelyn Hugo decided to say “Please never forget that the sun rises and sets with your smile. At least to me it does. You’re the only thing on this planet worth worshipping.” And now I’m very much not fine :)
Somewhere between thinking of Beth as “the middle sister who dies, what about her?” to “the nice one, the one who wants everyone to be happy”, Evelyn Hugo fell in love with Celia St James.
✦@booksociety’s Into the Past event:The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid When you’re given an opportunity to change your life, be ready to do whatever it takes to make it happen. The world doesn’t give things, you take things. If you learn one thing from me, it should probably be that.
The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo moods for the signs
Aries - After a breakup, standing tall and knowing your worth and in the next second, having a breakdown. Getting the way-too-expensive-takeout because you ~deserve it~ even though all you did today was bathe and read your book. Being the talk of the town. Commanding every room you walk into, without even lifting a finger.
Taurus - Committing to yourself first. Changing lovers every week. Getting the best contract in the business, because you know how to negotiate. When you’re nominated for the academy awards, planning on acting modest if you lose, but when it actually happens, you have a meltdown in the bathroom. Having no problem of using the courtesy of your body to get yourself famous. Hating cute couple nicknames.
Gemini - Lying to people just when it gives you an advantage, never out of fun. Knowing exactly how much a sharp word can hurt. Changing your name cause it will get you places. Knowing how much your humor is worth, and how good you look in a short dress, and how these two facts can make people see you as the shining star of any party.
Cancer - When in heartbreak, taking your sorrow and writing a love letter about it, then tearing it up and instead plotting to get your housemaid to talk to the papers. Looking good with smudged mascara and loving the dramatic gloom of taking a walk on Hollywood Boulevard all alone. When in love, sacrificing a lot — like a lot! — for your relationship.
Leo - I’m sorry to the other signs but — the emerald green gown. It was made for you. You know the burden of your popularity: giving enough attention to people to keep them on edge, enough gossip to keep them intrigued, but withdrawing enough to always keep them guessing (the last part is the hardest).
Virgo - Celia St. James vibes, getting Milkshakes with your girl friends. But also, having a kid with your platonic best friend and never regretting that decision. Freckles. Seeing people for what they really are, but also seeing what show they put on for the rest of the world.
Libra - Pulling off a fake marriage. Putting your nose in everything. Having a strange relationship to money. Reaching for the stars and actually going after them. Putting your leg out of the limousine, slowly, before the rest of you follows.
Scorpio - Posing a scandal for the papers with the help of your enemy, to hide an even bigger scandal. Knowing you’re absolutely hot, unrivaled. Using your brain to get what you want. Picking yourself up to keep going. Getting someone to elope with you as a part of a bigger plan, and then being offended if they use you just as you used them.
Sagittarius - Always waiting for the next honeymoon. Having no idea what good food is, but a lot of opinions. Pulling your friends up to ride with you on your success wave. Being attractive in a very obvious way, and sexual in a very secret way, different from how you present yourself to the public.
Capricorn - All your success is rooted in your hard work. You, and you alone brought you where you are now and you can be proud of that. Whereas people who know you well, know of the tears and sweat, to all the others it always seems effortless, easygoing, as if you just went the path that was made for you. There is a crown on your head (if invisible) and you wear it well.
Aquarius - Getting the guy without doing anything for it. Leaving your past behind you, but still thinking about it sometimes. Getting the apartment or house you always wanted by paying for it with your own damn money, which you worked hard for. Recognizing own weaknesses but not necessarily working on fixing them. Passionate kisses in plain sight. Soft kisses behind closed doors.
Pisces - Walking a rocky path to get to your goals. Finding lifelong friends without even looking for them. Having a soft side that is hard to show to others. Secretly following some creative drives that suddenly, when you put the work in, everybody is talking about. Surprising everyone with how beautiful you really are, when they just think of you as naive.
I knew some gay sht was about to happen in 2022 (our flag means death, heartstopper, crush, viktor hargreeves, adaptations of 7 husbands of evelyn hugo + red white & royal blue) because this happened in january—
“You imagine a world where the two of you can go out to dinner together on a Saturday night and no one thinks about it. It makes you want to cry, the simplicity of it, the smallness of it. You have worked so hard for a life so grand. And now all you want are the smallest freedoms. The daily peace of loving plainly.”
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
